by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 10, 2012
By 2015, Ford plants around the world will be able to produce 25% more vehicles and their derivatives than they could turn out in 2011, company officials said Monday. Increasing the range of models rolling off a single assembly line should help the maker better...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 10, 2012
Surging gas prices – which have now topped $4 a gallon in much of the country – are sending motorists scurrying to dealers looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles. There’s been a near lock-step between gas prices and vehicle mileage this year — consumers opting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2012
General Motors is losing nearly $50,000 for every Chevrolet Volt it builds, according to a new report – more than the actual sticker price for the new vehicle. The maker acknowledges it is definitely losing money but insists “the math is wrong” in the report by the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2012
Be prepared for one of the nastiest gunfights the auto industry has seen in years. The 2013 model-year will bring the launch of an assortment of new entries into the always-competitive midsize sedan segment, including an all-new Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 7, 2012
It takes a leap of faith to step on the gas and take aim at the bumper of the car in front of you. True, it’s actually just a life-size picture on the side of an oversized cardboard box but it requires serious willpower not to stomp on the brake at the last minute. ...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 7, 2012
Hertz, the rental car giant, has entered into an alliance with Penske Automotive Group of Bloomfield Hills, which could lead to PAG picking up more Hertz franchises across the U.S. Hertz chairman and chief executive officer Mark P. Frissora said the Penske partnership...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 7, 2012
Last month’s unexpectedly strong automotive sales numbers run counter to most other recent U.S. economic trends and buoy hopes the nation will escape a double-dip recession. While a variety of factors appear to be propping up automotive demand – despite earlier...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 7, 2012
There are some definite benefits to going global, especially if you’re a small brand long starved of product. So is the case with Buick, which not all that long ago had to suffer through life with just three aging product lines but is now rapidly fleshing out its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 6, 2012
Land Rover isn’t dancing around the facts when it describes the new 2013 Range Rover as the most important product it will be bringing out over the next few years. Though sales may be dwarfed by the wildly successful new Evoque, the Range Rover that debuted today at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 6, 2012
Mitsubishi is doubling down its bet on battery power. The struggling Japanese maker has been hoping to gain some traction with a push towards alternative propulsion that began with last year’s launch of the little i-MiEV electric vehicle. The next entrant into the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 6, 2012
General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson recently let his guard down for a brief moment, hinting GM made a mistake by not selling off its Opel brand back in 2009, shortly after the U.S. giant emerged from bankruptcy. Apparently, a growing list of analysts and other...
